importing a C header into Ada

importing a C header into Ada

[Adrien Plisson]

hello,

maybe this topic has already been discussed here, but i can't find any 
information about that.

i have a specific hardware (an i/o board) that i have to use in a system i am 
developing. unfortunately, the manufacturer of this hardware knows nothing 
about Ada and so gives only a C header file and the corresponding .lib file to 
interface with the driver.

i know it is possible to import C functions into Ada through Pragma Import, but 
the header file is somehow big and i don't want to make any mistake while 
writing the functions definitions.

so, is there any piece of software which would automagically convert my C 
header into a valid Ada package specification ?

(i am using GNAT 3.15p on windows)

thanks in advance.

-- 
rien

Re: importing a C header into Ada

[Simon Clubley]

In article <417521b7$0$1427$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>, Adrien Plisson <aplisson-news@stochastique.net> writes:
> 
> so, is there any piece of software which would automagically convert my C 
> header into a valid Ada package specification ?
> 

Have you looked at c2ada (search Google for the URL) ?

I've never tried it, so I don't know how good or otherwise it is.

Simon.

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Re: importing a C header into Ada

[Steve]

Also look at cbind.

Steve
(The Duck)

"Simon Clubley" <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote in
message news:jTRnKljgNCkv@eisner.encompasserve.org...
> In article <417521b7$0$1427$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>, Adrien Plisson
<aplisson-news@stochastique.net> writes:
> >
> > so, is there any piece of software which would automagically convert my
C
> > header into a valid Ada package specification ?
> >
>
> Have you looked at c2ada (search Google for the URL) ?
>
> I've never tried it, so I don't know how good or otherwise it is.
>
> Simon.
>
> -- 
> Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
> Microsoft: The Standard Oil Company of the 21st century

Re: importing a C header into Ada

[Jean-Pierre Rosen]

Adrien Plisson a écrit :

> so, is there any piece of software which would automagically convert my 
> C header into a valid Ada package specification ?
There is c2ada, of which I happen to have a copy.
If you want it, just ask by private e-mail
> 
> (i am using GNAT 3.15p on windows)
> 
The version I have is prebuilt for Linux, but it can be compiled for 
windows provided you install Python and a few other things.

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Re: importing a C header into Ada

[Michael Paus]

Adrien Plisson wrote:

> so, is there any piece of software which would automagically convert my 
> C header into a valid Ada package specification ?

You can also give cbind a try which is readily available for Windows at:
   <http://members.tripod.com/vagul/cbind4win32.zip>

Michael

Re: importing a C header into Ada

[Adrien Plisson]

Michael Paus wrote:
> You can also give cbind a try which is readily available for Windows at:
>   <http://members.tripod.com/vagul/cbind4win32.zip>

c2ada does not come with source and i wasn't able to find a windows binary for it.

cbind went ok as far as i removed the #include <windows.h> line. i just need to 
tweak the generated code to get everything running.

thanks a lot !

-- 
rien

Re: importing a C header into Ada

[Jean-Pierre Rosen]

Adrien Plisson a écrit :

> c2ada does not come with source and i wasn't able to find a windows 
> binary for it.
> 
??? I have the latest version with source. Just ask me if you want it.

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